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April 27, 2026
A group of more than 40 House Democrats urged the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule on independent contractor classification, saying it would weaken labor protections by replacing the current standard with one resembling an earlier "ineffective" framework.
March 6, 2026
The Congressional Labor Caucus wrote a letter to House Democrats urging them to promote worker-friendly safeguards in artificial intelligence technology following the launch of the party’s new AI commission.
November 10, 2025
More than 100 lawmakers urged Starbucks to resume bargaining talks with Workers United, the union representing the coffee giant’s baristas, in letters sent to CEO Brian Niccol on Monday.
November 3, 2025
The Trump administration should consider imposing quotas on auto imports from Mexico and Canada as part of the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a group of House Democrats said in a letter on Monday.
September 18, 2025
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Labor Caucus have sent a letter to Boeing urging the company to get back with the bargaining table with IAM workers on strike in the St. Louis area.
September 18, 2025
Boeing pauses talks with machinists union amid ongoing strike and says it has no timetable for resuming talks.
The Congressional Labor Caucus urges Boeing to return to talks, says union members deserve "strong contract."
July 28, 2025
The union representing nearly 200 House food service workers has filed lawsuits against two vendors set to open for business this summer on the Capitol campus.
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July 24, 2025
House food service workers, with support from Democratic lawmakers, called for a boycott of some Capitol complex restaurants Thursday — demanding that incoming dining subcontractors maintain the previous union-negotiated base pay and benefits.
May 5, 2025
The Labor Caucus, composed of 124 House Democrats, issued a report last week cataloging 25 separate Trump administration actions that the group considers anti-worker. It pointed to efforts to gut agencies, rescind Biden-era workplace rules, and fire swaths of workers across the federal government.
April 24, 2025
Members of the Congressional Labor Caucus wrote the letter after NPR reported that a whistleblower says DOGE may have removed sensitive labor data and exposed NLRB systems to being compromised.